From Front Steps, this month's Get Involved spotlight non-profit:
About Front Steps
Front Steps believes that all people deserve the dignity of a safe place to call home. For those experiencing homelessness, Front Steps’ mission is to provide a continuum of services, by offering shelter, seeking affordable housing, and providing community education.
Front Steps was created in 1997 as the Capital Area Homeless Alliance with the overarching philosophy that each homeless person deserves respect and dignity. Front Steps manages the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) in downtown Austin which meets the basic needs of about 600 men and women daily, operates an overnight and daytime shelter and permanent housing, and operates the Central Texas Recuperative Care Program.
Get Involved
· Donate: Visit frontsteps.org/how/donate to donate online or send your check to Front Steps, PO Box 684519, Austin, TX 78768-4519.
· Volunteer: Our volunteers bring their diversity of experience and compassion to their positions at ARCH, which include researching and providing resources to our day clients, handing out toiletries and mail, serving dinner, helping with administrative tasks, and providing assistance and guidance in our computer lab. Groups of 10 or less are able to organize games days, prepare dinner for our clients in transitional housing, and present topics of interest to our clients. All volunteers onsite need to be over the age of 18, but younger volunteers can be involved with donation drives, creating gifts for our clients, etc. To find out about volunteering, visit www.frontsteps.org/volunteer or contact Natalie Freeburg nfreeburg@frontsteps.org or (512) 305-4153.
· Host a Donation Drive: An updated wish list for donations can be obtained by contacting Natalie Freeburg at nfreeburg@frontsteps.org
· Advocate for your homeless neighbors and learn more about homelessness. Visit www.frontsteps.org/advocate
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